The
mysterious Serge Ponsar had one of 1983's best records in "Out In The
Night," but little else is known about him. He was born in Toulon,
France, and sometimes performed under the name Serge!, but that's about
it.

"Night" was a moderate hit on the soul charts when
released in the summer of 1983, but became a Paradise Garage anthem,
eventually rising to the the top 10 of the Billboard dance chart.

Back To The Light is his only known disco/boogie
album, but he became involved with zouk, a dance genre native to the
French West Indies. He has a track on the compilation Zouk Nouvelle
Generation and appears on Turkoise by Khalil Chahine. Reports
abound that he passed away in the late 90s but actual dates and causes
have yet to be confirmed on the Internet.

Serge Ponsar's Deepest
Groove

Back To The Light (Warner Brothers, 1983) This was an album
I'd passed up for years, not knowing how great it was. Despite
looking like a crossover pop record, Light is quite enjoyable soul
with a tilt towards Burgress-styled boogie. The title cut and "I
Want Money" are good tunes also. As this has yet to be reissued on CD,
expect to either find this in the dollar section or pay upwards of $30
over the Internet.